1970
9h

Summary A six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself. View more details

1970
9h

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Anthony Quayle Keith Michell Bernard Hepton Patrick Troughton

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8.4

Details

Genres : Drama Romance History Biography

Release date : Dec 31, 1969

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary A six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Romance History Biography

Release date : Dec 31, 1969

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Angela Pleasence in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Rosalie Crutchley and Keith Michell in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Keith Michell and Dorothy Tutin in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Annette Crosbie, Rosalie Crutchley, Elvi Hale, Keith Michell, Angela Pleasence, Anne Stallybrass, and Dorothy Tutin in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Keith Michell and Anne Stallybrass in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Elvi Hale and Keith Michell in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Keith Michell and Angela Pleasence in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Annette Crosbie and Keith Michell in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Dec 31, 1969

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine is widowed at only 16, and after the death of the miserly Henry VII, she happily marries the young handsome Henry VIII, could any two people be so much in love? The years ahead will provide many answers to that question.

Episode 2 • Jan 07, 1970

Anne Boleyn

Queen Catherine is dead and now Anne Boleyn is Queen, but now two years after her marriage her promise to give Henry a son remains unfulfilled and the outcome will lead more than one person to the scaffold.

Episode 3 • Jan 14, 1970

Jane Seymour

The King is embroiled with the Reformation, and after the execution of Anne Boleyn he marries the kind and loving gentlewoman Jane Seymour. Will she provide him with the peace and comfort he needs and, even more importantly, a male heir?

Episode 4 • Jan 21, 1970

Anne of Cleves

Henry has been a widower for two years but political diplomacy and Thomas Cromwell urge the king to choose Anne of Cleves. Will the match prove a triumph or a disaster?

Episode 5 • Jan 28, 1970

Catherine Howard

Henry's ulcerated leg is causing him agony. The Duke of Norfolk presents his young and pretty niece Catherine Howard to the King, who becomes captivated. Henry soon marries Catherine - but will she prove to be his rose without a thorn?

Episode 6 • Feb 04, 1970

Catherine Parr

It is the year 1543 and the King is now grossly fat, semi-lame, and wrinkled. Beset by boredom he longs for a new wife to ease his lonely life, will the twice widowed and scholarly Katherine Parr, fulfill his needs?

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